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Brilliant Banton batters Pears in record 344 not out

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Somerset lead Worcestershire by 33 runs on day two of the County Championship First Division match.

Tom Banton made the highest first -class score in the county's history, his unbeaten 344 surpassing the 342 made by Justin Langer against Surrey in 2006 .

Banton and James Rew staged a mammoth stand of 371 in 86.3 overs as Somerset amassed 637-6 , a substantial first -innings lead of 468 .

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